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A rare case of purulent meningitis caused by vancomycin-resistant Leuconostoc sp. is reported. The patient was treated successfully with penicillin G, and there were no neurological sequelae. We recommend that all gram-positive cocci isolated from cerebrospinal fluid and blood be fully identified so as not to confuse Leuconostoc spp. with more commonly isolated pathogens such as pneumococci and other alpha-hemolytic streptococci.

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A laboratory-confirmed outbreak of rifampicin-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (RMRSA) in a newborn nursery

Coovadia¹,

Bhana²,

Johnson³

et al. 1989

Journal of Hospital Infection

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Potential Pathogenicity of Leuconostoc

Coovadia¹,

Solwa²,

Ende³

1988

The Lancet

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Comparison of Gram Stain and Latex Agglutination for Diagnosis of Meningococcal Meningitis

Coovadia¹,

Ende²,

Solwa³

1989

The Lancet

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Y.M. Coovadia

Multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal nursery: the importance of maintenance of infection control policies and procedures in the prevention of outbreaks

Meningitis caused by vancomycin-resistant Leuconostoc sp

A laboratory-confirmed outbreak of rifampicin-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (RMRSA) in a newborn nursery

Potential Pathogenicity of Leuconostoc

Comparison of Gram Stain and Latex Agglutination for Diagnosis of Meningococcal Meningitis

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